By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Carlton Davis weighed his options, then followed his heart in re-signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It helped that Tom Brady decided to return to the defending NFC South champions, but Davis felt all along that the Bucs are the best fit for him. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine during a live broadcast says it was “impossible to stay silent” and that she wants the world to know that many Russians are against the invasion. Marina Ovsyannikova told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” Wednesday, a rhetorical leap that came as civilian deaths mount in Ukraine. It was the harshest condemnation of Putin’s actions from any US official since the war in Ukraine began three weeks ago. Previously, Biden had stopped
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story METHUEN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The MSPCA is looking for potential adopters after taking in 23 Yorkie-Chihuahua mixes from a home in Worcester County. Their living situation “grew out of control” after the dogs’ owners lost their own home, and moved nine of them to a
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of rejected mail ballots in Texas soared to nearly 13% across most counties in the nation’s first election of 2022. That’s according to county-by-county figures obtained by The Associated Press. Final figures from Texas’ primary election earlier this month show
Continue ReadingBy TIM MCNICHOLAS Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A series of lawsuits filed against the State of Illinois claim the LaSalle Veterans’ Home was negligent in how it handled a COVID-19 outbreak that killed more than 30 veterans. The state is now facing a stack of 27 lawsuits, in which
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, llamó al presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, un “criminal de guerra” este miércoles mientras Rusia intensifica su ataque contra Ucrania. “Creo que es un criminal de guerra”, dijo Biden a los periodistas después de los comentarios en la Casa Blanca. La designación de Biden refleja
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The University of Chicago announced Tuesday that it will give full-tuition scholarships for undergraduate students affected by the war in Ukraine. The U of C said the new initiative is influenced by the impact it has seen in supporting other students and
Continue ReadingBy BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Dominic Smith homered twice Max Scherzer in a simulated game at the New York Mets’ spring training stadium, a surprising development given that he’s 0 for 16 against the three-time Cy Young Award winner in games that count. Smith took Scherzer deep to right
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla’s most affordable car is only getting more expensive, while other electric vehicles sold as long as it have dropped in price. Tesla’s cheapest Model 3 now sells for $46,990 following a price hike this month, making the entry-level Model 3 34% more expensive than it was three years ago.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Nearly two dozen San Francisco teachers remained entrenched inside the public school district headquarters Tuesday, pledging not to leave until a computer glitch that has led to missing or partial paychecks is corrected. The teachers, armed with sleeping bags and food,
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer NASA’s new space telescope is showing perfect vision, with a spiky image of a faraway star that was photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies. The test image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a single star, but the real stars of the show were thousands of ancient galaxies
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Miami-Dade County commissioners voted Tuesday on an ordinance to require landlords to give 60-days notice to tenants when rent is increasing by more than 5%. The move comes at a time the county is facing an affordable housing crisis with rent
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Axel Witsel has scored late to give Borussia Dortmund a bad-tempered 1-0 win at Mainz in their postponed game Wednesday to cut the gap on Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich to four points. American forward Gio Reyna was the first of the visiting team’s players to make
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Eugene Parker, an astrophysicist who pioneered the solar research field of heliophysics, has died at age 94. Parker died Tuesday, according to the University of Chicago, where he joined the faculty in 1955 and eventually became the S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus. Parker’s work revolutionized human understanding of the sun
Continue ReadingCNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The road between Kherson and Mykolaiv is sparse and ghostly. Civilians flee at high speed in one direction, as vans of grimacing troops head the other way. The fate of the key port of Mykolaiv will likely be decided along this stretch of concrete in southern Ukraine. Russian forces
Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The road between Kherson and Mykolaiv is sparse and ghostly. Civilians flee at high speed in one direction, as vans of grimacing troops head the other way. The fate of the key port of Mykolaiv will likely be decided along this stretch of concrete in southern Ukraine. Russian forces are
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, California (kcal) — One woman and a child were killed while another child was injured when they were struck by a car while they crossed the street in Riverside. According to the authorities, the collision happened around 3:50 p.m. near Hayes and Roosevelt Street.
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN Slovakia has preliminarily agreed to provide Ukraine with a key Soviet-era air defense system to help defend against Russian airstrikes, according to three sources familiar with the matter, but the US and NATO are still grappling with how to backfill that country’s own
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — About 400 bulletproof vests destined for Ukraine were stolen from a New York City non-profit organization that’s been leading an effort to collect and ship tactical gear to people in the warzone. Police say Wednesday that the used vests were donated by local law enforcement and were taken from the offices
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